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fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. >> reporter: gray says this was in the a decision-making meeting. he says nothing was discussed about rhee's future with the school system. we'll have those discussions in a later discussion but we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. we talked about the state of education in the city. >> reporter: despite repeated questions from reporters, rhee stayed mum inside and outside the building. >> not making any comments other than the comments that the chairman made. >> reporter: gray did say no personnel decisions about his administration will be made until after the general election. parents we spoke with are divided over whether
fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. >> reporter: gray says this...
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i'm jennifer davis in washington. the story coming up. >>> we've got some changes on the way in the form of a cold front. we'll have cooler air, not today but tonight. i'll have all the details on the forecast and julie wright has a your on-time traffic. that coming up right after the break. ♪ yummy, yummy, yummy, i got love in my tummy ♪ ♪ and i feel like... [ female announcer ] kellogg's® wants to make kids happy one tummy at a time. because 9 out of 10 kids don't get the fiber they need, that's why froot loops® and apple jacks® have 3 grams of fiber in every yummy bowl. they're the cereals your kids love and the fiber their tummies love... which makes for a whole lotta happy. froot loops® and apple jacks, an oh-so-good source of fiber. kellogg's® makes fiber fun™ we've very passionate about nutrition. the way we feed our family is whole milk, the whole grains, the fruits and vegetables. [ stephanie ] that nutrition passion i have carries into the animals and what we feed our cows. [ stephanie ] we're r
i'm jennifer davis in washington. the story coming up. >>> we've got some changes on the way in the form of a cold front. we'll have cooler air, not today but tonight. i'll have all the details on the forecast and julie wright has a your on-time traffic. that coming up right after the break. ♪ yummy, yummy, yummy, i got love in my tummy ♪ ♪ and i feel like... [ female announcer ] kellogg's® wants to make kids happy one tummy at a time. because 9 out of 10 kids don't get the...
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jennifer davis looks at what this could mean for election day in november. >> reporter: meg whitman's $70 million investment into her california gubernatorial campaign paid off. she now faces former governor jerry brown in november and says her win puts career poll ition televisions on -- politicians on notice. >> you now face your worst nightmare. >> reporter: that second businesswoman is the former hewlett-packard c.e.o. she ale take on barbra boxer. >> she's been in washington, d.c. for 28 years. as of today game on, barbra. >> reporter: democratic senator blanche lincoln of arkansas is celebrating, too. she narrowly defeated her challenger lieutenant governor bill halter who had the support of organized labor which poured millions into his campaign. >> the vote of this senator is not for sale and neither is the vote of the people of arkansas. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid won his party's nomination in nevada and learn he'll face sharron angle, a tea party favorite in november. he acknowledged his win on the senate floor today. >> she actually came from nowhere in
jennifer davis looks at what this could mean for election day in november. >> reporter: meg whitman's $70 million investment into her california gubernatorial campaign paid off. she now faces former governor jerry brown in november and says her win puts career poll ition televisions on -- politicians on notice. >> you now face your worst nightmare. >> reporter: that second businesswoman is the former hewlett-packard c.e.o. she ale take on barbra boxer. >> she's been in...
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jennifer davis explains. >> reporter: the sample campaign ballots these volunteers are handing out are legal. but the attorney general says some handed and mailed out over the weekend were against the law because they were made to look like the official democratic party sample ballot but they were that this was com illegal,ibilitiantly illegal and in violation of state election laws because there was a committee put on that ballot, which doesn't exist of course it is not registered in the state of maryland. >> reporter: printing on the brochure says it was authorized by citizens for change and i nan named charles summer. >> i am not disputing that i consulted mr. summers in putting this together to let him know that protocol had to be followed in terms of people being on the front. i let him go and to say who he wanted to vote for. >> county council candidate jerry mathis says he didn't have to register with the state because he is one man, not an election committee. >> if it is misleading, we apologize for that. if we've done something that is wrong, i will take the responsibility of
jennifer davis explains. >> reporter: the sample campaign ballots these volunteers are handing out are legal. but the attorney general says some handed and mailed out over the weekend were against the law because they were made to look like the official democratic party sample ballot but they were that this was com illegal,ibilitiantly illegal and in violation of state election laws because there was a committee put on that ballot, which doesn't exist of course it is not registered in the...
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as fox 5's jennifer davis reports, some former astronauts are criticizing the president's plans. >> reporter: standing near the launch pads of the kennedy space center, president obama stressed that america will still have adventures in space even though he is retiring the current fleet and canceling the program to send astronauts to the moon. >> i am 100% committed to the future of nasa. >> reporter: the president wants to refocus its mission on research and development. he plans to extend the life of the space station for five years but rely on russia and private companies to get there. >> he will reach space faster and more often under this new plan. >> reporter: former astronaut buzz aldrin flew to florida with the president. >> it is one small step for man. >> reporter: other astronauts including neil armstrong say the president will drain nasa's talent an end america's supremacy in space. >> without a challenging goal, all of the young people that would ordinarily go into science and engineering to get involved with this personally will go elsewhere. >> you won't build a manned or airc
as fox 5's jennifer davis reports, some former astronauts are criticizing the president's plans. >> reporter: standing near the launch pads of the kennedy space center, president obama stressed that america will still have adventures in space even though he is retiring the current fleet and canceling the program to send astronauts to the moon. >> i am 100% committed to the future of nasa. >> reporter: the president wants to refocus its mission on research and development. he...
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jennifer davis spoke with friends and family. >> i said it is we'll have, isn't it? they told me yes, that he is down. he has been in an accident. >> reporter: that update was followed by good news for kay mooreheart. her son jim is one of four survivors of a deadly plane crash in alaska. >> he has more work to do here. >> reporter: gruesome details are emerging of the plane crash, the horrific scene of wreckage sprawled across an alaska wrap mountain side and scared survivors including 13- year-old william phillips of germantown who watched his father day just a few feet away. >> knowing willy so well, just thinking what he had to endure waiting for somebody to come help him. the whole community was praying yesterday and just so happy to hear that willy was the survivor. >> reporter: the phillips family release a statement remembering bill philip as the devoted husband and father of four bays and a man of deep faith. many are also remembering ted stevens, a fix tour on capitol hill for so many years. >> our hearts are broken, lives are shattered and we have lost one
jennifer davis spoke with friends and family. >> i said it is we'll have, isn't it? they told me yes, that he is down. he has been in an accident. >> reporter: that update was followed by good news for kay mooreheart. her son jim is one of four survivors of a deadly plane crash in alaska. >> he has more work to do here. >> reporter: gruesome details are emerging of the plane crash, the horrific scene of wreckage sprawled across an alaska wrap mountain side and scared...
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jennifer davis reports people are reacting from d.c. to the gulf. >> reporter: christopher jones gets choked up for the senate hearing about big oil. he testifies about losing his brother who was killed in the explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig in april and reacted to recent comments by bp's ceo. >> in particular, he publicly stated he wants his life back. well, mr. hayward, i want my brother's life back. >> good morning. >> reporter: at a washington briefing, admiral thad allen heading the oil administration response says the new containment cap is diminishing the leak. he said the challenge remains immense. >> we are making no illusions other than this is a catastrophe. >> reporter: along the gulf, tourists soak up the sun on the beaches while stepping around chunks of black sticky tar >> we have been out in the water swimming. i feel safe. >> reporter: wildlife workers continue the painstaking work to help oil slick pelicans. it takes an hour to clean one. >> they are happy once they are deoiled. it makes you feel good that
jennifer davis reports people are reacting from d.c. to the gulf. >> reporter: christopher jones gets choked up for the senate hearing about big oil. he testifies about losing his brother who was killed in the explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig in april and reacted to recent comments by bp's ceo. >> in particular, he publicly stated he wants his life back. well, mr. hayward, i want my brother's life back. >> good morning. >> reporter: at a washington briefing,...
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live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer davis. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another retirement on the hill. representative bart stupak of michigan is calling it quits. the anti-abortion democrat is stepping down after 18 years. tea party activists targeted him call for his -- calling for his retirement. >> if lieu at my elections, i win by huge margins. i know these folks. you sort of just ignore it and move on. and so, you know, it didn't really play a big part. >> stupak says getting a health care bill passed was his main legislative goal and now he is ready to retire and be with his family. >>> a letter may prove that the pope blocked the removal of a pedophile priest from the church. then cardinal askinger signed the letter saying he did not want to remove a priest who molested children. he was concerned about the effect it would have on the good of the universal church. the letter dates back to the case in 1985 in oakland, california. >>> a drug bust at a maryland middle school. police say a student had pot in his locker an
live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer davis. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another retirement on the hill. representative bart stupak of michigan is calling it quits. the anti-abortion democrat is stepping down after 18 years. tea party activists targeted him call for his -- calling for his retirement. >> if lieu at my elections, i win by huge margins. i know these folks. you sort of just ignore it and move on. and so, you know, it didn't really play a big part. >>...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has now details. >> reporter: at the nation's resting place for presidents and fallen heros tombstones have been found underwater and poking through mud in a creek bed. an investigation has also uncovered missing and mislabeled headstones and remains that are lost and buried in the wrong plot. lawmakers say this is appalling and needs to be made right. >> at a conservative estimate 4,900 to 6,600 graves may be unmarked, improperly marked or mislabeled on the cemetery's maps. we are here today because we owe our veterans better. >> reporter: the senate subcommittee investigating the scandal subpoenaed the two officials who were in charge of arlington national cemetery for nearly 20 years. the former superintendent apologized to veterans' families and said the mismanagement wasn't intentional, but the work was complex and unceasing. >> personally it pains me that our team at arlington did not perform all aspects of its mission to the highest standard required. >> reporter: lawmakers want to know what happened 2 to between 5 and $8 million spent to modernize the fa
fox 5's jennifer davis has now details. >> reporter: at the nation's resting place for presidents and fallen heros tombstones have been found underwater and poking through mud in a creek bed. an investigation has also uncovered missing and mislabeled headstones and remains that are lost and buried in the wrong plot. lawmakers say this is appalling and needs to be made right. >> at a conservative estimate 4,900 to 6,600 graves may be unmarked, improperly marked or mislabeled on the...
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i'm jennifer davis in washington. the answer coming up. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of asons why re/max agents average more sales than other ants. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the market they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> cleaning up the disaster in the gulf, the u.s. coast guard has finished last-minute training for workers who will be deploying booms and skimmers near pensacola, florida. crews on the coast guard cutter juniper left naval air station pensacola today. they will be at sea deploying the booms for as long as they are needed. bp says it has a plan to double the amount of oil it's capturing from the well but it will be a month before they even have the equipment in the proper place. >>> meanwhile president obama is getting ready to visit the gulf region again next week. he will also meet with bp
i'm jennifer davis in washington. the answer coming up. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of asons why re/max agents average more sales than other ants. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the market they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> cleaning...
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jennifer davis reports from austin. >> reporter: two quick votes by the texas board of education will change the social studies and history curriculum for nearly five million texas students. >> 9-5. the motion carries. >> reporter: the final vote along ideological lines. they voted to pass revised strlds they say will correct a long-standing liberal academic bias. >> it has been reviewed, embedded by the entire nation. >> reporter: texas textbooks will include language on religious influences on the founding fathers and will appropriate questions on whether global organizations like the u.n. undermine u.s. sovereignty. [ indses certainible ] -- [ indiscernible ] >> we don't want to read these. my gosh. they deal with hispanics, hispanic issues, the alamo, civil rights. >> this document belongs here. >> reporter: a proposal to use barack obama's middle name when referencing him as the first african-american president is not among the changes because quite -- caused quite an eruption on the debate. >> it's derogatory and bad manners. >> reporter: in the end conservative members won but
jennifer davis reports from austin. >> reporter: two quick votes by the texas board of education will change the social studies and history curriculum for nearly five million texas students. >> 9-5. the motion carries. >> reporter: the final vote along ideological lines. they voted to pass revised strlds they say will correct a long-standing liberal academic bias. >> it has been reviewed, embedded by the entire nation. >> reporter: texas textbooks will include...
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jennifer davis, fox news. >>> she was dubbed a fem fatal in the russian spy case. now anna chapman is in headlines, why she's in trouble over a racy photo shoot. >>> if you're thinking about taking a last minute summer vacation, you can still do t deals you can take advantage of. >>> ford issuing a recall on certain vans. neil cavuto has more in your business report. >>> the dow gaining 164 points, back above 10,000, blue chips losing 62 points on the week, however, and down nearly 3% on the year. >>> stocks rally after bernanke says the fed is ready to do all it can to kick-start the economy. he also says the outlook remains uncertain. >>> the economy is slowing down. the growth estimate has been lowered to 6%. ford recalling more than half a million win star vans. the rear axles are corroding and breaking. >>> a 16% in quarterly profit, also raising its profits the rest of the year. intel is reducing its sales. the chip maker says demand for computer system slowing down. that's business. i'm neil cavuto. t >> life after spying, it c
jennifer davis, fox news. >>> she was dubbed a fem fatal in the russian spy case. now anna chapman is in headlines, why she's in trouble over a racy photo shoot. >>> if you're thinking about taking a last minute summer vacation, you can still do t deals you can take advantage of. >>> ford issuing a recall on certain vans. neil cavuto has more in your business report. >>> the dow gaining 164 points, back above 10,000, blue chips losing 62 points on the week,...
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i think jennifer davis is showing us that downtown silver spring. we have a lot of tree debris and literally trees across the highway. the same thing for gaithersburg. a number of the secondary roads still blocked off with large trees down ares the highway. we do have at least 62 signals that are dark in montgomery county including a portion of 16th street traveling between walter reed and the circle there in silver spring. georgia avenue at aspen hill road, the until lights are dark. if you come up to a signal that is dark, you need to treat it as a four-way stop. lanes now open but waking up to wet pavement this morning. allow extra time out there this morning. 270, no incidents to report leaving frederick for the lane divide. in virginia, no incidents to report leaving fair oak headed eastbound towards 1 and nutley street. that's a check of your towards 1 # 3 -- towards 123 and nutley street. >>> it is a ritual, the back to school shopping list. allison did some shopping for the best prices. >> reporter: armed with our d.c. public school supply l
i think jennifer davis is showing us that downtown silver spring. we have a lot of tree debris and literally trees across the highway. the same thing for gaithersburg. a number of the secondary roads still blocked off with large trees down ares the highway. we do have at least 62 signals that are dark in montgomery county including a portion of 16th street traveling between walter reed and the circle there in silver spring. georgia avenue at aspen hill road, the until lights are dark. if you...
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jennifer davis has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: politics swirled around her as elena kagan sat in the witness chair for the third day of her confirmation hearing and democratic lawmakers criticized the rules -- [ inaudible ] >> i don't want you to criticize your future colleagues. >> i think they were legislating from the bench. >> reporter: but the nominee repeatedly refused to criticize the current supreme court. >> i'm not agreeing to your characterizations of the current court. i think that that would be inappropriate for me to do. >> i understand that. >> and i'm sure that everybody up there is acting in good faith. >> reporter: democrats continue to applaud kagan's answers, intellect and knowledge of the law and say she's more than qualified to be the fourth woman ever to sit on the high court. >> you're a wonderful role model for women and we'll forget whether you're a democrat or a republican. >> reporter: but the g.o.p. is not forgetting. republicans say they're concerned president obama's solicitor general won't be politically objective on the bench. >> president obam
jennifer davis has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: politics swirled around her as elena kagan sat in the witness chair for the third day of her confirmation hearing and democratic lawmakers criticized the rules -- [ inaudible ] >> i don't want you to criticize your future colleagues. >> i think they were legislating from the bench. >> reporter: but the nominee repeatedly refused to criticize the current supreme court. >> i'm not agreeing to your...
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jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been recalled following reports of more than 1,000 salmonella cases nation wide linked to tainted eggs from two iowa farms. these are rarely inspected by the federal government but the fda says new safety rules that went into effect in july just after the current outbreak required producers to do more salmonella testing and could dramatically reduce future outbreaks. the source of the contamination investigation could take months. in the meantime, the fda chiefs avoid over-easy eggs. doctors say it's best to boil them. >> runny eggs is something you want to avoid. >> reporter: the fda commissioner says you can't tell
jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been...
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jennifer davis has a closer look. >> reporter: passengers on the detroit bound flight last christmas day were alarmed when they say a terrorist tried and failed to set off an explosive on board. >> it was a scary moment. when you're out there you really don't know what's going to happen. >> you don't have rom for intolerance when it -- room for intolerance when it comes to endangering lives. >> reporter: now a new question. was a group of extremists planning another platt aimed at new york the same day? it's possible according to information in a december 4 f.b.i. report sent to u.s. and british counterterrorism officials and obtained by fox news. the final target of that attack isn't clear, but extremists allegedly discussed restaurants and nightclubs in new york city. the report says the plan called for smuggling components of an explosive device on a cargo night from kenya to london and transferring them to a can indication british -- caucasian british muslim. an f.b.i. spokesman described this as raw intelligence and unsubstantiated information adding on any given day there is de
jennifer davis has a closer look. >> reporter: passengers on the detroit bound flight last christmas day were alarmed when they say a terrorist tried and failed to set off an explosive on board. >> it was a scary moment. when you're out there you really don't know what's going to happen. >> you don't have rom for intolerance when it -- room for intolerance when it comes to endangering lives. >> reporter: now a new question. was a group of extremists planning another...
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jennifer davis has more on what the government is now saying. >> reporter: the head of food and drug administering says the growing egg recall highlights the need for congress to pass pending legislation to give her agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, she says the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long- standing gap in fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been recalled following reports of more than 1,000 salmonella cases nationwide linked to tainted eggs from two iowa farms. officials say farms like these are rarely inspected by the federal government. but the fda says new egg safety rules that went into effect in the july just after the current outbreak require producers to do more salmonella testing and could dramatically reduce future infections. the fda investigation into the source of contamination could take months. in the meantime, the fda chief says avo
jennifer davis has more on what the government is now saying. >> reporter: the head of food and drug administering says the growing egg recall highlights the need for congress to pass pending legislation to give her agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, she says the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long- standing gap in fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give...
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jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: when army veteran dave gorman returned from vietnam as i wounded soldier who had lost both legs to a land mine, a lot of people didn't want to talk about the war he had nearly died in. >> i was thrown i don't know how far. >> reporter: but now, he has been specifically asked to tell his war stories so they can be recorded as part of the veterans history project. >> i think everybody deep down would hope their personal story will inspire something to do something or to change the way things are. whether mine will or not, i only time will suppose. >> the veterans history project was created by a unanimous vote in congress in 2000. after 10 years, they have 68,000 collections and they are getting more every single day. >> we think the veterans history project tells the story of history from the bottom up, the grassroots level, the perspective of what it was like, what it felt like, what it melted like. human experience of war. >> the stories are collected from volunteers aross the country. ordinary citizens can follow a series of library of congress g
jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: when army veteran dave gorman returned from vietnam as i wounded soldier who had lost both legs to a land mine, a lot of people didn't want to talk about the war he had nearly died in. >> i was thrown i don't know how far. >> reporter: but now, he has been specifically asked to tell his war stories so they can be recorded as part of the veterans history project. >> i think everybody deep down would hope their personal story will...
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jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: top names in the obama administration announce a major shift in the nation's nuclear weapons policy. >> we are reducing the role and number of weapons in our arsenal while maintaining a safe, secure and effective deterntd to protect our nation, allies and partners. >> reporter: the strategy review says the u.s. won't develop new atomic weapons an will work towards a long-term goal of a nuclear-free world by reducing america's current stockpile and strengthen the conventional airs until. >> this is obviously a weapon of last resort. >> reporter: the new policy says the main role of nuclear weapons is to defend the country and if the first time, the u.s. is saying it won't use atomic weapons against non- nuclear countries but that is only if those countries are in compliance with the nuclear nonproliferation treaty which means the rules won't apply to countries like iran an north korea. >> if you are going to be a prelive ator, then all options are on the table in term of how we deal with you. >> i think this review does a got job of getting us away
jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: top names in the obama administration announce a major shift in the nation's nuclear weapons policy. >> we are reducing the role and number of weapons in our arsenal while maintaining a safe, secure and effective deterntd to protect our nation, allies and partners. >> reporter: the strategy review says the u.s. won't develop new atomic weapons an will work towards a long-term goal of a nuclear-free world by reducing america's current...
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fox's jennifer davis is on the cape tonight. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer vacation island spot of martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> we'll go out to a shelter that's been set up at the high school and assist them with snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected to stay off cape cod. that's good news for those in the area. >> it can't be a big deal when i see all these other people out here. >> i mean if things happen, there's plenty of places. so i think we'll be okay. >> reporter: despite the impending storm shops and restaurants were pretty busy with tourists. >> we're staying. >> reporter: any concerns?
fox's jennifer davis is on the cape tonight. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer vacation island spot of martha's vineyard and...
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i'm jennifer davis in los angeles. a complete finale wrap-up coming up. >>> we'll take a look at traffic too for you. it looks pretty good right now. tony says we may be in for stormy weather later today. we'll find out more about the weather from him in just a second. ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bght it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so tt we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the otheside of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> the winner of american idol 2010 is lee dewyze! >> so there you have it. 4-year-old lee d
i'm jennifer davis in los angeles. a complete finale wrap-up coming up. >>> we'll take a look at traffic too for you. it looks pretty good right now. tony says we may be in for stormy weather later today. we'll find out more about the weather from him in just a second. ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bght it before...
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fox 5's jennifer davis sat down with him today. >> reporter: eric williams says he should never have been arrested at gunpoint inside his own home for being naked in his kitchen. a jury agreed and found him not guilty of indecent exposure. he wants people to realize how easy it is to be charged with a crime like this and how difficult it is to rebuild your life, even after a jury says you've done nothing wrong. eric williamsson says these are the photos that convinced the jury he was telling the truth and had no idea two women saw him drinking coffee naked if his kitchen back in october. >> it's great to be not guilty but i still have a lot of records to deal with, a lot of things that were torn apart because of what happened. >> reporter: one of those women was taking a shortcut through his yard when she said she made eye contact with itself 29-year- old as he -- the 29-year-old as he stood naked inside his door. her vantage point was about 25 feet away but the defense says they proved she was actually about 83 feet from the door. >> jury was able to see it was impossible to make th
fox 5's jennifer davis sat down with him today. >> reporter: eric williams says he should never have been arrested at gunpoint inside his own home for being naked in his kitchen. a jury agreed and found him not guilty of indecent exposure. he wants people to realize how easy it is to be charged with a crime like this and how difficult it is to rebuild your life, even after a jury says you've done nothing wrong. eric williamsson says these are the photos that convinced the jury he was...
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in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a fox 5 health alert with encouraging news on cancer screening. the more older americans are getting the recommended breast and coalo rectal screenings. the rate for breast cancer screening remained high. 81% of women getting mammograms in the previous two years. officials say at least 10,000 lives could be saved each year if people got checked. >>> some surprising new affects from cyber bullying. a new study show teenagers who suffer cyber bullying are likely to suffer from it themselves. they found that cyber bullies actually had behavioral and concentration problems. their victims were at a heightened risk for the same condition. >>> you've likely seen the ads for a yogurt type snack promising to give you something extra to keep you healthy, probiotics. the largest study on probiotics was performed in our area. fox fox maureen umeh explains what it could mean for your kids. >> reporter: take a walk down your aisles of your local grocery store and it's hard to avoid. it's one of the hottest trends, adding probiotics to your food to give you bet
in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a fox 5 health alert with encouraging news on cancer screening. the more older americans are getting the recommended breast and coalo rectal screenings. the rate for breast cancer screening remained high. 81% of women getting mammograms in the previous two years. officials say at least 10,000 lives could be saved each year if people got checked. >>> some surprising new affects from cyber bullying. a new study show teenagers who...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has the story. >> the united states senator from massachusetts scott brown. >> reporter: the obama white house is shellshocked by the stunning victory of scott brown as the first republican senator from massachusetts in nearly 40 year. >> the. was surprised and frustrated. everybody bears some responsibility. certainly including the white house. >> reporter: tuesday's election results are showing down the president's push for health care reform. the white house press secretary says the president still believes broad reforms are needed but he doesn't want to vote on a reconciled bill till brown is seated. >> there are a lot of different paths forward. >> reporter: just a few weeks ago brown was a little known state senator. >> number one thing i've heard is people are tired of the business as sual. >> reporter: now he's the republican poster boy for g.o.p. resurgence. >> what happened is that independence, the very people who put together the winning coalition for barack obama and democrats and put them in power are fleeing in droves. >> reporter: meanwhile democ
fox 5's jennifer davis has the story. >> the united states senator from massachusetts scott brown. >> reporter: the obama white house is shellshocked by the stunning victory of scott brown as the first republican senator from massachusetts in nearly 40 year. >> the. was surprised and frustrated. everybody bears some responsibility. certainly including the white house. >> reporter: tuesday's election results are showing down the president's push for health care reform....
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washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> despite metro's problems over the last year, 67% of riders rated the system's safety as excellent or good. in a new "washington post" poll 42% of riders approved of metro's response to recent accident, including the crash last june that killed nine people. 45% of riders disapprove of the response. >>> a mad house outside an l.a. courtroom today. fans swarmed the conrad murray hearing. the doctor at the center of the michael jackson death investigation. what happened coming up. >>> plus, a dress rehearsal for war. we have a rare inside look at how marines prepare for battle in afghanistan. we're back right after this. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ the people who walked these streets before us were just like you and me. with hopes. dreams. challenges. today, we do more than just walk the same streets. for a moment, we get to walk in the shoes. prepar
washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> despite metro's problems over the last year, 67% of riders rated the system's safety as excellent or good. in a new "washington post" poll 42% of riders approved of metro's response to recent accident, including the crash last june that killed nine people. 45% of riders disapprove of the response. >>> a mad house outside an l.a. courtroom today. fans swarmed the conrad murray hearing. the doctor at the center of the michael...
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jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: women are celebrated at the dairy godmother in del ray. they are working in all parts of the popular frozen custard shop which is owned by and named after a woman. >> i didn't think about it that way when i first started out but i guess i am the dairy godmother. >> reporter: liz davis is proud to say there is no gender cap gap at her operation but she is not shocked to hear there is a big one outside her store i can't i am not viced that the gap andic it will continue to improve and improve as time goes by. >> reporter: accord >> reporter: according to a new report, women earn 81 cents compared to a dollar if men. >> the hourly wage gap between the sexes in virginia in 2008 was $3.59. for the yearly median income, that work out to a difference of nearly $16,000 a year. >> disappointing as a woman. >> reporter: the report found men and women working in construction had the same median income but other industries didn't fare so well. >> i think that restaurant business is one of the pleas where there is quite a gap. >> reporter: according to
jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: women are celebrated at the dairy godmother in del ray. they are working in all parts of the popular frozen custard shop which is owned by and named after a woman. >> i didn't think about it that way when i first started out but i guess i am the dairy godmother. >> reporter: liz davis is proud to say there is no gender cap gap at her operation but she is not shocked to hear there is a big one outside her store i can't i am not viced that...
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in the newsroom, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> in the gulf of mexico, question this is morning over the use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. congressional investigators say limits from the environmental protection agency were ignored but the government's point man on the spill says that is not the case. thad allen says guidelines were followed. engineers could begin the process of plugging the blown- out well with mud and cement later today u. >>> an amazing story for one group of sky drivers. their plane crashed but they survived. we'll tell you what helped to break their fall coming up next. >>> there is new violence along the gaza-israeli border. we'll have more on what sparked the latest round of military strikes. you are watching fox 5 morning news. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male ann
in the newsroom, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> in the gulf of mexico, question this is morning over the use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. congressional investigators say limits from the environmental protection agency were ignored but the government's point man on the spill says that is not the case. thad allen says guidelines were followed. engineers could begin the process of plugging the blown- out well with mud and cement later today u. >>> an amazing...
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davis, fox 5 news. >>> ate political powerhouse appear a superstar songstress teaming up for charity. ♪ i run for the bus, dear &&. >> former secretary -- >> who is at the keyboard? it is former secretary of state condoleezza rice at the piano. they gave a concert in philadelphia last night. rice played piano. the queen of soul belted out her classic. the goal was to raise money for children. >>> the power outages are still affecting summer activities at some schools in montgomery county. there are 10 schools now without power this morning. summer school, camps, recreation programs and meals at those 10 schools will be canceled today. to find out which ones, go to our web site, myfoxdc.com. we'll put a link up to the affected schools. >> hopefully, they will get the power back on soon. that would be very good. a lot of people very frustrated. condoleezza rice was going to be a concert pianist. that was her goal. it was great to see her on stage. >> this is a day of transition as we've had milder air. we've had our highs in the upper 80s. today, we are back into the 90s. we'll start
davis, fox 5 news. >>> ate political powerhouse appear a superstar songstress teaming up for charity. ♪ i run for the bus, dear &&. >> former secretary -- >> who is at the keyboard? it is former secretary of state condoleezza rice at the piano. they gave a concert in philadelphia last night. rice played piano. the queen of soul belted out her classic. the goal was to raise money for children. >>> the power outages are still affecting summer activities at...
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let's go to fox 5s jennifer davis with the latest. >> reporter: president obama visits the gulf coast for the second time in a week to see what has changed since he was there last friday. he called developments troubling. the birds are so soaked with oil they can't fly. gooey tarballs are washing ashore as far away as the florida panhandle and crude oil continues at a record-setting pace. bp engineers have been able to install a cap to begin containing the oil, but the company said it will take a few days to reach peak efficiency. many believe the best chance for a permanent solution remains a pair of relief wells under construction. >> a lot of us are resigned to waiting for the relief wells. unfortunately, that august probably at the earliest. i don't know how we got through two more months of this enormous flow and impact on our coast. >> reporter: in grand isle, the army national guard is putting down barriers on the beach to try to hold the oil back at high tide. bp contractors worked to collect a growing number of globs of gooey oil and computer models so that the currents can s
let's go to fox 5s jennifer davis with the latest. >> reporter: president obama visits the gulf coast for the second time in a week to see what has changed since he was there last friday. he called developments troubling. the birds are so soaked with oil they can't fly. gooey tarballs are washing ashore as far away as the florida panhandle and crude oil continues at a record-setting pace. bp engineers have been able to install a cap to begin containing the oil, but the company said it...
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jennifer davis shows us how they did it. >> reporter: home, sweet home for the horst family of eight is a farmhouse dating back to 1850 and they didn't pay a crept to buy it. >> we could have never afforded a place like had. >> reporter: myron lives in this house with his family rent- free for life and he doesn't pay property taxes because he is taking part in maryland's curatorship program. >> different times, we'll just pinch ourselves. is this really relate that we get to live here. >> the catch, he does pay to restore it and it all remains the property of state. he spent $90,000 in the first three months and has lots more work planned. >> given a lifetime lease, you can justify fixing up a house and spending all time and effort and money fixing it up. you get to enjoy it thest reef your life. >> reporter: his family also runs farmland from the state. for them, it is a dream come true. >> we could never have afforded anything like this. we would have had to be multimillionaires and then, if we were, we'd be working at some office job and still not being able to enjoy it. >> report
jennifer davis shows us how they did it. >> reporter: home, sweet home for the horst family of eight is a farmhouse dating back to 1850 and they didn't pay a crept to buy it. >> we could have never afforded a place like had. >> reporter: myron lives in this house with his family rent- free for life and he doesn't pay property taxes because he is taking part in maryland's curatorship program. >> different times, we'll just pinch ourselves. is this really relate that we...
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jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> if you could klein to go through the screeners, you will get a patdown search after walking through the traditional metal detectors. >>> coming up in our next hour, we'll tell what you to expect today on wall street in our business beat. >>> at 7:00, ken burns is here live in the studio. >> are you kidding me? >> oh, man. >> i know you love him. coming up next, they are survivors who have overcome incredible health challenges. they've been treated to a dream vacation in the district. stay with us. we'll tell you all about that. stay with us. how many ways can you be comfortable? an energy efficient infinity air conditioner by carrier can save you up to 56% on your cooling costs, while also reducing your impact on the environment. which is better for where you live, and better for where we all live. turn to the experts during cool choices and get up to $1200 cash back on an infinity system by carrier. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought
jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> if you could klein to go through the screeners, you will get a patdown search after walking through the traditional metal detectors. >>> coming up in our next hour, we'll tell what you to expect today on wall street in our business beat. >>> at 7:00, ken burns is here live in the studio. >> are you kidding me? >> oh, man. >> i know you love him. coming up next, they are survivors who have overcome incredible health...
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jennifer davis has hour story. >> reporter: bill went to bed one fight with about 08 chickens on his flying goat farm. he woke up the next morning missing 35 of them. >> i looked around and i'm he going where are all chickens thirty-five bird in one night. >> who do you think would be doing this? >> unless somebody is going into the start up the farm business or trying to supply somebody starting up the farm -- >> right there there. >> reporter: every day, elaine counts the 60 or so cat olympic her nearly 100-year-old cattle. a few weeks ago, the count came up two short. a 1200 beef cow was miss ago long with a 350 found calf. >> open the gate and went in and somehow got her out. she was a pet so if they had a bucket of feed, she would have followed them. >> reporter: how do you feel about this? >> terrible. belonged to my great-grandson and when he found out, he went into tears. >> reporter: according to the frederick news post, other recent farm thefts including a farm tracker and round baler worth $85,000. $35,000 worth of seed corn and grass seed. a$7,000 hay rack. five and a hal
jennifer davis has hour story. >> reporter: bill went to bed one fight with about 08 chickens on his flying goat farm. he woke up the next morning missing 35 of them. >> i looked around and i'm he going where are all chickens thirty-five bird in one night. >> who do you think would be doing this? >> unless somebody is going into the start up the farm business or trying to supply somebody starting up the farm -- >> right there there. >> reporter: every day,...
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he says he believes he could be sworn in as early as next week often capitol hill, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. -- on capitol hill, jennifer dais, fox 5 news. >>> yesterday, the nation's highest court reversed a law that prohibited corpses and unions from using their own money to create an run campaign ads for or against specific candidates. president obama is against easing the restriction. we are talking more about this next hour. >>> the situation in haiti ache brief aftershock rattled the capital of haiti overnight sending some survivors running out into the streets. the distribution of food is becoming more difficult as frustrated haitians desperately try to get that food. a gang taxed this hungry crowd waiting for supplies. there was no security in the situation and it turned violent as people fought over bags of food. the airdrops are continuing but distribution of food is sll chaotic. >>> don't forget, tonight's hope for haiti now they wouldthon is going to try to help out the folk from haiti. george clooney and wyclef jean are raising money for the earthquake victims. >>> right
he says he believes he could be sworn in as early as next week often capitol hill, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. -- on capitol hill, jennifer dais, fox 5 news. >>> yesterday, the nation's highest court reversed a law that prohibited corpses and unions from using their own money to create an run campaign ads for or against specific candidates. president obama is against easing the restriction. we are talking more about this next hour. >>> the situation in haiti ache brief...
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we get a closer look from fox's jennifer davis. >> reporter: behind closed doors from the pentagon to the white house, officials are scrambling to review tens of thousands of classified documents on the war in afghanistan leaked to a whistle- blower web site. >> there are names. there are operations. there is logistics. there is sources. >> the founder of wikileaks, says it reveals civilian casualtiy incident and in his mind be possible war crimes utah cover-up of those sorts of crimes begins at the bottom. it moves its way to the top. the documents reportedly indicate pakistani swrens officials are stunning against their u.s. ally and cooperating with taliban extremists. afghan sails say they are studying the paper but don't believe the information appears new. the group is reviewing another 15,000 document for release. >> they claim to be going through the document to render judgment about whether anything inside could harm u.s. forces but what is their expertise. >> pentagon officials say they are investigating the source of the document leak to figure out if it is a new perpetrato
we get a closer look from fox's jennifer davis. >> reporter: behind closed doors from the pentagon to the white house, officials are scrambling to review tens of thousands of classified documents on the war in afghanistan leaked to a whistle- blower web site. >> there are names. there are operations. there is logistics. there is sources. >> the founder of wikileaks, says it reveals civilian casualtiy incident and in his mind be possible war crimes utah cover-up of those sorts...
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fox 5's jennifer davis joins us now with this disturbing story, unbelievable. >> it really is. u.s. officials say without a doubt these medical experiments were unethical and although they happened more than 60 years ago, dim mats and government officials are -- diplomats and government officials are working hard to make sure this upsetting discovery does not damage current relations between the two countries. >> reporter: the ambassador of guatemala to the united states is still struggling to understand all the details in this new report that he only learned of thursday. it says in the 1940s experiments financed by the u.s. government and supervised by u.s. government doctors infected 1,500 guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases without their knowledge or consent. >> for us it was a total surprise. we were not aware of these experiments. >> reporter: the experiments uncovered by a college professor were conducted between 1946 and 1948 on guatemalan prisoners, mental health patients and soldiers. >> obviously this is shocking. it's tragic. it's reprehensible. >> reporter: th
fox 5's jennifer davis joins us now with this disturbing story, unbelievable. >> it really is. u.s. officials say without a doubt these medical experiments were unethical and although they happened more than 60 years ago, dim mats and government officials are -- diplomats and government officials are working hard to make sure this upsetting discovery does not damage current relations between the two countries. >> reporter: the ambassador of guatemala to the united states is still...
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live in silver spring, jennifer davis, back to you guys. >> jennifer, thaup for that report. mplgs there was a big scare for parents in chevy -- chefy chase when this tree slammed into a baby's room. he was taken to national medical center to be checked out, but he wasn't hurt. more trees and wires are down along ellington drive where this family lives. >>> police in atlanta make an arrest in the serial stabbing spree. elias abuelazam is suspected of carrying out the stabbings which included attacks in northern virginia. so far he's only facing one charge of attempted murder in michigan. let's get more now on this case. fox 5's sheri lee is outside the leesburg police department with more. sheri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. investigators from leesburg have been in atlanta to question this suspect, and it's anticipated that charges will eventually be filed here. now, police received more than 500 tips, one that led them to elias abuelazam, a man with ties to flint, michigan, as well as to leesburg here where he once lived. it was just last week that he wa
live in silver spring, jennifer davis, back to you guys. >> jennifer, thaup for that report. mplgs there was a big scare for parents in chevy -- chefy chase when this tree slammed into a baby's room. he was taken to national medical center to be checked out, but he wasn't hurt. more trees and wires are down along ellington drive where this family lives. >>> police in atlanta make an arrest in the serial stabbing spree. elias abuelazam is suspected of carrying out the stabbings...
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fox's jennifer davis has the story. >> reporter: president barack obama makes a quick visit to a columbus, ohio construction site, but the white house says he was there long must have to celebrate a significant moment, the groundbreaking of the 10,000 road project to get stimulus funding. >> these projects haven't just improved communities. they've put thousands of construction crews just like this one to work. >> reporter: new numbers from the labor department indicate unemployment rates fell in 37 states last month. the president says economic progress is spreading across the country. >> businesses are beginning to hire again. our economy which was shrinking by 6% when i was sworn in is now growing at a good clip. >> reporter: but the president's trip comes following word thursday that first time claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 last week to 472,000 following three weeks of declines. republicans say this is yet another sign that the stimulus bill is focused more on a political agenda than helping middle-class families. >> so really what i thought stimulus was about was not rea
fox's jennifer davis has the story. >> reporter: president barack obama makes a quick visit to a columbus, ohio construction site, but the white house says he was there long must have to celebrate a significant moment, the groundbreaking of the 10,000 road project to get stimulus funding. >> these projects haven't just improved communities. they've put thousands of construction crews just like this one to work. >> reporter: new numbers from the labor department indicate...
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in austin, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> all this week, we have abeen introducing to you offbeat experts. >> if you think your job stinks, you've got nothing on this guys. what they teal with at the national zoo every day really does stink. catch our drift? holly will fill us in coming up. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens williamsburg, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you ver know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. this is day three of our search for off-beat experts. even though it looks like i may be in the jungle, we didn't have to go far. we are live at the national zoo. and there are a lot of people with particular specialties when it comes to keeping the animals. so here is what we have on tap. we'll talk to the lyon curator and talk to someone
in austin, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> all this week, we have abeen introducing to you offbeat experts. >> if you think your job stinks, you've got nothing on this guys. what they teal with at the national zoo every day really does stink. catch our drift? holly will fill us in coming up. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens williamsburg, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have...
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i'm jennifer davis. that story is coming up. >>> then toyota's troubles only getting bigger this morning. the recall is expanding to more vehicles and more countries. important information for driver as head right here at 8:00. >>> and for homeowners there is new help available to keep you out of foreclosure. we'll get the details coming up in less than 15 minutes. >>> good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and we say good morning to our bff here on the morning show, tony perkins. >> well thank you. >> and tucker. >>uckers feelings were hurt there. >> sorry. >> but, listen, we have cold temperature this is morning. later on today quite a mild day today. >> it feels good. >> but a little bit windy. >> that's okay. >> let's look at what is happening. i want to start with hd radar. we've been watching a couple of blips on the radar during the course of the morning and we determined it's light rain, well off to the east. very light. i won't even call it rain, i'll call it sprinkles. so
i'm jennifer davis. that story is coming up. >>> then toyota's troubles only getting bigger this morning. the recall is expanding to more vehicles and more countries. important information for driver as head right here at 8:00. >>> and for homeowners there is new help available to keep you out of foreclosure. we'll get the details coming up in less than 15 minutes. >>> good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and we say good morning to our...
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in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> why not leave the dirty work of capitol hill behind and head up -- head up the road to chevy chase. >> that's where this year's d.c. design house is located and holly morris is there this morning to learn more about the designers behind this fabo home. >> reporter: it was built in 1905 and expanded in 1910 and now here 100 years later, some of the top designers from the d.c. area have transformed it into a show place. and we're going to check in with a few of them. starting with michael hampton. good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you doing? >> reporter: very well. i'm feeling at home. >> good. >> reporter: and many people say this is a happy home. >> it is. all of the rooms are very comfortable and liveable and everybody put thought into that. and there is a nice cohesiveness and flow to the house. >> reporter: and you did one of the nine bedrooms. >> yes. >> reporter: what were you thinking here. >> this is a best bedroom and what i really wanted to do, i feel like all bedrooms should be a place of refug
in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> why not leave the dirty work of capitol hill behind and head up -- head up the road to chevy chase. >> that's where this year's d.c. design house is located and holly morris is there this morning to learn more about the designers behind this fabo home. >> reporter: it was built in 1905 and expanded in 1910 and now here 100 years later, some of the top designers from the d.c. area have transformed it...
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jennifer davis, fox 5 news. back to you. >> i think they should look for instead of a big name for the judge, they should look for a small name. like a local weather man. >> you would be good at it. >> i can. >> and you have to be brutally honest. >> i can. well who do i call? >> i don't know. >> we'll look into it. >> i'll wait for them to call. >>> let's look at what is going on out there. speaking of brutally honest. it will be hot today. right now it is 73 degrees. we've had our warmest start to the day this week. it's been this morning. we were at 74 degrees not too long ago. in annapolis it was 75. they've dropped off to 72. baltimore 73. manassas 64. and in fredericksberg it is 75 degrees at this hour. let's take a look at the satellite radar composite. we have nice, bright blue skies right now. a couple of clouds out there and maybe one or two spots of fog. that's probably deteriorating or dissipating as we speak. you can see right here across washington, mostly clear skies, a couple of clouds popping up
jennifer davis, fox 5 news. back to you. >> i think they should look for instead of a big name for the judge, they should look for a small name. like a local weather man. >> you would be good at it. >> i can. >> and you have to be brutally honest. >> i can. well who do i call? >> i don't know. >> we'll look into it. >> i'll wait for them to call. >>> let's look at what is going on out there. speaking of brutally honest. it will be hot...
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jennifer davis has this strange story. >> bill check went to bed one night with about 80 chickens on his flying goat farm. he woke up the next morning missing 35 of them. >> i'm looking around going where are all of the chickens. 35 birds in one night and we figured thats with a predator with two legs. >> reporter: 15 of the stolen chickens were just about mature enough to lay eggs, the other 20 were guinea foul. >> who would do this? >> i don't know. unless somebody is going into the start-up-the-farm business or trying to supply them -- >> reporter: every day they count the cattle on the farm. a couple of weeks ago it came up two short. a beef cow and 350-pound calf came missing. >> someone got her out. she was a pet. if they had a bucket of feed, she would have followed them. >> how do you feel about this? >> terrible. it belonged to my great grandson and when he found out he went into tears. >> reporter: and there is also a farm tractor and bailer, $35,000 worth of seed, corn and grass seed, a $7,000 hey rack, a mower conditioner, 5.5 tons of fertilizer and a pig. >> this is way
jennifer davis has this strange story. >> bill check went to bed one night with about 80 chickens on his flying goat farm. he woke up the next morning missing 35 of them. >> i'm looking around going where are all of the chickens. 35 birds in one night and we figured thats with a predator with two legs. >> reporter: 15 of the stolen chickens were just about mature enough to lay eggs, the other 20 were guinea foul. >> who would do this? >> i don't know. unless...
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i'm jennifer davis in los angeles. i'll tell you coming up. if i had to sit on the bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game, a couple minutes can mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important. [ male announcer ] bayer's contour meter has programmable, personal high low settings. it allows me to be able to lookt my highs and lows to make sure that my diabetes is being controlled as tightly as possible. with my bayer meter, i...